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Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Fortune (MI) 78rpm / 45rpm Volume 1

 on request in eight volumes



Fortune (MI) 78rpm / 45rpm Volume 1


Subsidiary : Rialto (MI) Blue Star (MI), Hi-Q (MI), Rendezvous (MI), Strate-8 (MI)


Location :

 (Oct 1946) 11839 Twelth St. Detroit, MI

(Jan 1949) 12005 Twelth Street Detroit, MI

(March 1951) 11629 Linwood Detroit, MI

(August 1957) 3942 Third Ave. Detroit, MI


Owners : Dorothy (Devora) Brown & Jack Brown


100 Series


Track List


Fortune (MI) 78 - 101 : Artie Fields - Jane (Sweet As Summer Rain) (1946)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 101 : Artie Fields - Texas Tess Down Texas Way (1946)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 102 : Russ Titus & Dorothy Deane - My Heart’s Desire (1946)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 102 : Russ Titus & Dorothy Deane - I Ain’t Got A Million Dollars (1946)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 103 : Fred Kendall & The Starlite Trio - Would You? (1947) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 103 : Fred Kendall & The Starlite Trio  That’s What Ireland Means To Me (1947) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 104 : Willie Anderson Trio - I’ll Spend Those Pennies (1947)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 104 : Willie Anderson Trio - Jelly, Jelly (1947) 

Fortune (MI) 78 - 105 : Artie Fields - Wedding Samba (1947) missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 105 : Artie Fields - unknown missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 106 : Russ Titus & Artie Fields Orchestra - Rose Of Tangier (1947) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 106 : Russ Titus & Artie Fields Orchestra - Casey’s Boogie (1947) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 107 : Joseph Sudy - Czardas (1948) need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 107 : Joseph Sudy - Just For Tonight (1948) missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 108 : Joseph Sudy - I’ll Teach You The Words, Darling (1948)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 108 : Joseph Sudy - When Senorita Comes To Hear Senor Play(1948)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 109 : Bill Holeman - I’m Blaming The Moon missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 109 : Bill Holeman - Persian Market Place missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 110 : Bill Holeman - Sweet Overida missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 110 : Bill Holeman - What’s New missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 111 : Willie Anderson Trio - Boogie Daddy missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 111 : Willie Anderson Trio - I Got It Bad & That Ain’t Good missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 112 : Jeff Durham & His Rythm Playboys - Spring Is Made For Love (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 112 : Jeff Durham & His Rythm Playboys - Tennessee Boogie (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 113 : Robert Barnes Sextette - Black Eyed Peas (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 113 : Robert Barnes Sextette - Bobbin’ At Barbee’s (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 114 : Bob Durham & His Sunset Riders - Rainbow In The Rain (1949)  missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 114 : Bob Durham & His Sunset Riders - Down The Indiana Way (1949)  missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 115 : Robert Barnes Sexette With Donald Byrd - Raspberries & Cream (1949) missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 115 : Robert Barnes Sexette With Donald Byrd - Blow Robert Blow (1949) missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 116 : Slim Williams With The Sons Of The Prairie - Tennessee Avenue (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 116 : Slim Williams With The Sons Of The Prairie - Paper Face (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 117 : Bob Manner’s Music Makers - I Found A Million Dollar Baby (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 117 : Bob Manner’s Music Makers - Arms & Legs Polka (1949

Rialto (MI) 78 - 118 : Cliff & His Cowboys - You Are My Sunshine (1949) missing

Rialto (MI) 78 - 118 : York Bros. - Calling Me (1949) reissue

Fortune (MI) 78 - 119 : Bob Manner’s Music Makers - Desert Love (1949) missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 119 : Bob Manner’s Music Makers -The Clock Song (1949) need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 120 : York Bros. - Hamtramck Mama (Version 4) (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 120 : York Bros. - Highland Park Girl (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 121 : Skeet Ring & The Hillbilly Swingsters - Sunset Beau (1949) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 121 : Skeet Ring & The Hillbilly Swingsters - Sitting On Top Of The World (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 122 : Bill Holleman - Oh, Katarina (1949) missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 122 : Bill Holleman - Oh, By Jingo (1949) missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 123 : Jeff Durham & His Kentucky Boys - I Sent You Roses (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 123 : Jeff Durham & His Kentucky Boys - Okee Doaks! (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 124 : Newton Family - It’s An Unfriendly World (1949) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 124 : Newton Family - Leave It There (1949) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 125 : Jimmy Milner & His Blue Ribbon Band - Nobles’ Shuffle (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 125 : Jimmy Milner & His Blue Ribbon Band - I May Be Wrong (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 126 : Roy Hall & His Cohutta Mountain Boys - Okee Doaks (1949) (1st press)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 126 : Roy Hall & His Cohutta Mountain Boys - Dirty Boogie (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 126 : Roy Hall & His Cohutta Mountain Boys - No Rose In San Antone (1949) (2nd Press)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 127 : Doyle Franklin & His Red River Boys - If The Blues Don’t Kill Me (1949)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 127 : Doyle Franklin & His Red River Boys - One Heart Too Many (1949) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 128 : Russ Titus & Artie Fields Orchestra - One, Two, Three Samba (1950) missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 128 : Russ Titus & Artie Fields Orchestra -  It’s The Tingle Of The Wine (1950) need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 129 : Earl Songer & His Rocky Road Ramblers - Honky Tonkin' Blues (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 129 : Earl Songer & His Rocky Road Ramblers - The Fire In My Heart (Will Be Drowned In Tears) (1950) 

Fortune (MI) 78 - 130 : Jimmy Milner & His Blue Ribbon Band - Hard Luck Blues (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 130 : Jimmy Milner & His Blue Ribbon Band - Booty Green (1950) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 131 : Earl Songer & His Rocky Road Ramblers - Will There Be Any Flowers On Your Grave! (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 131 : Earl Songer & His Rocky Road Ramblers - Fox Chase (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 132 : Slim Williams - Throwing Kisses (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 132 : Slim Williams - Reckon As How I Love You (1950) need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 133 : Roy Hall & His Cohutta Mountain Boys - Never Marry A Tennessee Gal (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 133 : Roy Hall & His Cohutta Mountain Boys - We Never Get Too Big To Cry (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 134 : Eddie Jackson & His Melody Riders - I’m Willing To Forget (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 134 : Eddie Jackson & His Melody Riders - New Set Of Blues (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 135 : Josephine & Her Orchestra - Wizard - Polka (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 135 : Josephine & Her Orchestra - Falling Leaves Waltz (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 136 : unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 136 : unconfirmed

Fortune (MI) 78 - 137 : Big Maceo Merriweather - Leaving Blues (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 137 : Big Maceo Merriweather - Have You Heard About it? (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 138 : Bob Durham & His Sunset Riders - Skid Row Boogie (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 138 : Bob Durham & His Sunset Riders - Headin’ Back To Tennessee (1950) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 139 : Roy Hall & His Cohutta Mountain Boys - Five Years In Prison (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 139 : Roy Hall & His Cohutta Mountain Boys - My Freckle Face Gal (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 140 : Slim Williams With The Sons Of The Prairie - Kentucky Highway (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 140 : Slim Williams With The Sons Of The Prairie - Alone At The Table For Two (1950) need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 141 : Earl Songer & His Rocky Road Ramblers - My Wife & Sweetheart Too (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 141 : Earl Songer & His Rocky Road Ramblers - Mother-In-Law Boogie (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 142 : Johnnie White & His Melody Knights - When The Roses Bloom Around Our Cabin Door (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 142 : Johnnie White & His Melody Knights - The Southland Boogie (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 143 : Tony Kaczmarek - Hop - Sa - Sa Polka  (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 143 : Tony Kaczmarek - Honeymoon Waltz (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 144 : Earl Songer & His Rocky Road Ramblers - Whose Naughty Baby Are you (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 144 : Earl Songer & His Rocky Road Ramblers - Spanish Fire Bells (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 145 : Johnnie White & His Rhythm Riders - Mean & Evil Blues (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 145 : Johnnie White & His Rhythm Riders - The Tattooed Lady (Version 1) (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 146 : Hal Clark & The West-O-Crats - I Don’t Mean A Thing To You (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 146 : Hal Clark & The West-O-Crats - Lonely Heart (1950) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 147 : Jack Bube & His Tennessee Melody Boys - Why Did You Change Your Name? (1950) missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 147 : Jack Bube & His Tennessee Melody Boys - Bridal Bouquet (1950)  missing

Fortune (MI) 78 - 148 : Tennessee Harmony Boys - I'm A Millionaire (1950) (Version 2) need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 148 : Tennessee Harmony Boys - On The Cruel Tree (1950) (Version 2) missing  need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 149 : Tennessee Harmony Boys - It Won’t Be Long (1950) reissue missing need label

Fortune (MI) 78 - 149 : Tennessee Harmony Boys - Remember How Jesus Suffered (1950) reissue missing need label


Bonus

Fortune (MI) 78 - 145  : Johnnie White & His Rhythm Riders - Mean & Evil Blues (1950)

Fortune (MI) 78 - 145  : Skeet's McDonald - The Tattooed Lady (Version 2) (1950)


Read : https://soulfuldetroit.com/web13-fortune%20records/fortune%20text/01-fortune%20intro.htm


Must Read : Mind Over Matter The Myths & Mysteries Of Detroit’s Fortune Records By Billy Miller & Michael Hurtt 576 page hardback


I'd love a pdf copy of this one.If anybody could share.


https://www.nortonrecords.com/a2-kbb-mind-over-matter-the-myths-mysteries-of-detroits-fortune-records-last-copies/


Note :

Rialto (MI) 78 - 118 : York Bros. - Calling Me (1949) = (1940) Universal (MI) 78 - 126/402 : York Bros. - Conscription Blues


Thanks go to Craig Maki & Summer Souvenir for the help


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2 comments:

  1. Thanks for this!! Great label from Detroit!

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    1. Glad you enjoyed it. Seven more volumes to come. Hopefully we will fill some gaps in the missing maybe from your ebay collection? Enjoying your Joe Bussard Collection posts Dean

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